[Lucius Cornelius Sulla]

As I understand it BCE and CE were first used by Jewish historians, who, for obvious reasons, did not want to use dates 'Before Christ' or 'In the Year of Our Lord' (Anno Domini).

Lots of cities and towns around the eastern Mediterranean, including most of Alexandtia and almost all of Caesarea, have gone below the waves. Earthquake territory you know.

[SunkenCiv]

Somewhere I had (probably still do, on an offline hard drive) a cool little file about an eastern Aegean island which has an ancient, mostly sunken city, sank as a consequence of quake. First read about it in a Berlitz travel book I think, it’s probably under a pile of something around here...

Okay, Googling didn’t help me. Almost bedtime...

http://images.google.com/images?source=ig&hl=en&rlz=&q=Kekova&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wi
http://www.google.com/search?source=ig&hl=en&rlz=&q=Tomb+Bay&btnG=Google+Search
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/114052229/abstract?CRETRY=1&SRETRY=0
http://www.hotelsline.gr/root/newhotel/mx/m_Limnos_eg.asp
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/03/080311120621.htm